Psychometric properties and convergent and divergent validity of the Portuguese Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (P-YFAS 2.0)

Abstract Purpose The construct of food addiction has been gaining increased attention as a research topic. Currently, the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 is the only measure to operationalize the addictive-like eating behavior according to addiction criteria proposed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The present study aimed at examining the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0, as well as investigating the convergent and divergent validity between this scale and the following measures: Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire, Body Investment Scale, and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. We also sought to explore the moderator role of difficulties in emotion regulation in the relationship between food addiction and binge eating. Methods: A sample of 302 female college students (Mage = 21.37, SD = 3.24) completed self-report measures.Results Sixteen (5.3%) participants were diagnosed as having food addiction. The confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the original one-dimensional structure is adequate to represent the Portuguese Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. The symptom count scores of the scale were correlated with body mass index, eating disordered behavior, body investment and difficulties in emotion regulation. The severity level of the scale also discriminated the severity of eating disordered behaviors, body investment and difficulties in emotion regulation. Finally, the relationship between food addiction and binge eating was moderated by difficulties engaging in goal-directed behavior when experiencing negative emotions.Conclusion The Portuguese version of the Yale Food Addiction Questionnaire 2.0 may be a useful tool to investigate food addiction.

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The validation of the Malay Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0: factor structure, item analysis and model fit

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980019002684 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 402-409

Author(s):

Yogarabindranath Swarna Nantha ◽

Ahalya Kalasivan ◽

Mahalakshmi Ponnusamy Pillai ◽

Poopathy Suppiah ◽

Salmiah Md Sharif ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Primary Care Clinic ◽

Care Clinic ◽

Primary Care Population ◽

Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽

Yfas 2.0

AbstractObjective:The development of a second version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) coincides with the latest updates in the diagnosis of addiction as documented in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The objective of the present study was to translate the YFAS 2.0 into the Malay language and test its psychometric properties in a primary-care population.Design:Patients were assessed for food addiction utilizing the Malay YFAS 2.0. The participants were also assessed for eating disorder using the validated Malay Binge Eating Scale. The psychometric properties of the YFAS 2.0 were determined by analysing factor structure, overall item statistics, internal consistency and construct validity.Setting:Between 2017 and 2018, participants were chosen from a regional primary-care clinic in the district of Seremban, Malaysia.Participants:Patients (n 382) from a regional primary-care clinic.Results:The prevalence of food addiction was 5·0%. A two-factor structure of the YFAS was confirmed as the most optimal solution for the scale via confirmatory factor analysis. In both its diagnostic and symptom count version, the YFAS 2.0 had good internal consistency (Kuder–Richardson α > 0·80 and McDonald’s ω > 0·9).Conclusions:We validated a psychometrically sound Malay version of the YFAS 2.0 in a primary-care population. Both diagnostic and symptom count versions of the scale had robust psychometric properties. The questionnaire can be used to develop health promotion strategies to detect food addiction tendencies in a general population.

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Validation of the French Version of the DSM-5 Yale Food Addiction Scale in a Nonclinical Sample

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0706743716673320 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 199-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Paul Brunault ◽

Robert Courtois ◽

Ashley N. Gearhardt ◽

Philippe Gaillard ◽

Kevin Journiac ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorder ◽

Binge Eating ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Food Addiction ◽

French Version ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽

Yfas 2.0

Objective: The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) is the only questionnaire that assesses food addiction (FA) based on substance dependence criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Following recent updating of addiction criteria, a new DSM-5 version (YFAS 2.0) has been developed. Our study tested the psychometric properties of the French YFAS 2.0 in a nonclinical population. Method: We assessed 330 nonclinical participants for FA (French YFAS 2.0), eating behaviour, and eating disorder (Binge Eating Scale, Emotional Overeating Questionnaire, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18, Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-Revised, Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale). We tested the scale’s factor structure (confirmatory factor analysis based on 11 diagnostic criteria), internal consistency, and construct and incremental validity. Results: Prevalence of FA was 8.2%. Our results supported a 1-factor structure similar to the US version. In both its diagnostic and symptom count versions, the YFAS 2.0 had good internal consistency (Kuder-Richardson alpha was 0.83) and was associated with body mass index (BMI), binge eating, uncontrolled and emotional eating, binge eating disorder, and cognitive restraint. FA predicted BMI above and beyond binge eating frequency. Females had a higher prevalence of FA than males but not more FA symptoms. Conclusions: We validated a psychometrically sound French version of the YFAS 2.0 in a nonclinical population, in both its symptom count and diagnostic versions. Future studies should investigate psychometric properties of this questionnaire in clinical populations potentially at risk for FA (that is, patients with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, or other metabolic syndrome risk factors).

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Psychometric properties of the Italian Yale Food Addiction Scale in overweight and obese patients

Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity ◽

10.1007/s40519-014-0142-3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 119-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Marco Innamorati ◽

Claudio Imperatori ◽

Gian Mauro Manzoni ◽

Dorian A. Lamis ◽

Gianluca Castelnuovo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Obese Patients ◽

Yale Food Addiction Scale

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Validation of the Spanish Version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) and Clinical Correlates in a Sample of Eating Disorder, Gambling Disorder, and Healthy Control Participants

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00208 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Roser Granero ◽

Susana Jiménez-Murcia ◽

Ashley N. Gearhardt ◽

Zaida Agüera ◽

Neus Aymamí ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorder ◽

Gambling Disorder ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Clinical Correlates ◽

Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽

Healthy Control ◽

Yfas 2.0

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale version 2.0 (C-mYFAS 2.0): Prevalence of food addiction and relationship with resilience and social support

Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity ◽

10.1007/s40519-021-01174-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shaojie Li ◽

Erica M. Schulte ◽

Guanghui Cui ◽

Zihao Li ◽

Zimi Cheng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽

Version 2.0

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Psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale in Greek Adolescents

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/13591045211056502 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135910452110565

Author(s):

Ioanna Giannopoulou ◽

Evdokia Pasalari ◽

Paraskevi Bali ◽

Dimitra Grammatikaki ◽

Panagiotis Ferentinos

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Emotional Disorders ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Child Anxiety ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Divergent Validity ◽

Convergent And Divergent Validity

The psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-47) are established cross-culturally but lacking for the Greek population. The present study examined RCADS internal consistency and validity (structural and concurrent) in Greek adolescents, and tested measurement invariance across sex and age groups. We recruited 619 secondary school students ( n = 321 females), aged 12–18 years ( n = 318, 12–14-year-olds). Besides RCADS, all students completed Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), a subsample ( n = 300) completed Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), whereas a non-overlapping subsample ( n = 219) completed Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS). Structural validity was examined with Confirmatory Factor Analysis and measurement invariance was assessed with Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) modeling. Convergent and divergent validity were examined using Spearman correlations between RCADS subscales and DSRS, SCARED, and SDQ validators. The six-factor model fitted the data best, validating the originally proposed RCADS structure. Three items displayed differential item functioning for sex, another three for age group, and one item for both, albeit with trivial effect sizes ( d < 0.2). Cronbach’s alpha was .94. Convergent and divergent validity were also established. In conclusion, the RCADS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing anxiety and depression symptoms in Greek adolescents.

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The relationship between food addiction and patterns of disordered eating with exercise dependence: in amateur endurance athletes

Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity ◽

10.1007/s40519-019-00794-6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 1573-1582 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carolin Hauck ◽

Melanie Schipfer ◽

Thomas Ellrott ◽

Brian Cook

Keyword(s):

Food Addiction ◽

Endurance Athletes ◽

Exercise Dependence ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽

German Speaking ◽

Yfas 2.0 ◽

First Time

Abstract Purpose Examine the prevalence and potential relationships among food addiction (FA)—as measured by Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0), eating disorders (ED)—as measured by Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS)—and exercise dependence (EXD)—as measured by Questionnaire to Diagnose Exercise Dependence in Endurance Sports (FESA), for the first time worldwide, in amateur endurance athletes. Methods A total of 1022 German-speaking endurance athletes (44% male, Ø 36 years, Ø BMI 23 kg/m2) replied to an online questionnaire consisting of demographics, related parameters, and the German versions of YFAS 2.0, EDDS, and FESA. Results Prevalence of FA, ED, and EXD was 6.2, 6.5, and 30.5%. The probability for FA increases with BMI, thoughts about food and EXD score, and decreases with age and when an ED is present. People with FA and people with ED vs. people with both, FA&ED, differed significantly in this cohort. Strong significant relationships were found between FA and EXD (X2 (1) = 15.117, p < 0.001, n = 1022). Conclusions A considerable number of amateur endurance athletes may suffer from FA. The association between FA and EXD is stronger than between ED and EXD, indicating FA as a potentially more relevant subject—than ED—for prevention or therapy in people with EXD. Further studies are needed to investigate parameters and relationships between the possibly involved types of ED, FA, and EXD. Level of evidence Level III, well-designed cohort analytic study.

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